Also known as the“Nation’s largest Valentine’s Day Festival”, this free event features fireworks, Valentine-themed ice sculpting, live music, food trucks, a fair with rides & animals, street performers, and local breweries/distilleries. Expect more than 36,000 attendees each year.

This popular event has been a favorite for 30 years and attracts more than 400,000 attendees. Enjoy live music and dance performances on the two large stages. Don’t miss the parade, tasty food, & exhibitor booths. Local favorites include the chihuahua race and taco eating contest!

More than 250,000 people head to Salem in October each year for a brush with scary spirits and events including haunted museums, scary movies, magic shows, historical haunted house tours, and psychic readings.